[bane]

I'm really sorry to hear it. :(

The past few years seem to have been really hard on people, even those without COVID. It seems the number of deaths in my circle too has accelerated -- especially among the "old but still should have some life left in 'em" cohort.

[jacquesm]

I'm sort of mentally bracing myself for the next couple of years. In my family I'm give or take a week the oldest in my generation and pretty soon everybody above me will be gone. It will be a strange phase in my life, one where there is no more living tie to the past.